‘Captain Concorde’ Mike Bannister shares his unrivalled insight into the most iconic airliner.

The world’s only supersonic airliner is set to ‘land’ at Graffham, between Midhurst and Petworth in West Sussex, as ‘Captain Concorde’ Mike Bannister touches down to share his unrivalled insight into the most iconic aeroplane to take to the skies in a unique fund-raising event for Graffham’s St Giles Church.
Mike knows Concorde better than anyone – from being appointed its youngest first officer shortly after it started flying in 1977 to commanding its final flight as British Airways’ Chief Concorde Pilot 26 years later. Since then, he’s become the best-selling author of the definitive Concorde book – and an in-demand and entertaining speaker.
In a talk featuring videos and photos from his personal library, he’ll outline the history of the world’s most distinctive passenger aircraft and what it was like to fly as a pilot – and passenger.
There’ll be a bar offering drinks and Concorde-inspired individual picnic boxes.